PERSONAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 68, 13 December 1917, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

The Hon. G. W. Russeil left for the south last night to attend a function to be held in his own electorate of Avon to-day. He will return to Wellington on Friday morning.

After a long illness Mr. Joseph Ames <lie<l at his late residence, Ellice Street, at 5 p.m. yesterday. Mr. Ames was the third sou of the late James Ames, and was horn in Kaikoura m 1844. His father was trai&'ng in New Zealand waters in the yc*ar 1888-39, and in 1840 he established' a whalmg station on Kapiti Island. Jn 1843 ha took up a second station ati Kaikoura and lived there until his death iu 1850. Mr. Joseph Ames spent some time on the Otago and Thames goldfiolds. He took part in tho Maori war as: a mounted trooper under Captain. _ .Loathani. For some time ho was a Civil! Servant. He was a good sport, and took an active part in rowing, being a mom her of tho Dolly Varden crew. In tho past few years ho had token an interest m horse-racing, and for somO managed tbo totahsator for tt o Imgton Racing Club, when .the races were held at tbo Lowor * -vr* leaves a widow, but no family. M . James Ames, City, Valuer, awl M. Horace Ames, of Plimmerton iJI o brothers, and Mrs. Buck, of Pack;Wkanki, a sister. Mr. Murdoch M'Lean, of J !l ° trncting firm of M'Lean and _Sous, died yesterday morning. while- itndeigoing a surgical operation, statos a Press Association telegram from lackland. His firm constructed sections of tho railway to Rotorua, and! also contracted for the Ot.ra tunnel, TSellington dock, and other public 'M™ 6, Deceased was Mayor of Mount Hubert Borough, and a prominent Mason, rift was a brother of Mr. Neil M Lean, the well-known contractor, now of to Puke.

Professor Garrow, who recently entered a private hosepital for the paypose of undergoing an operation, b stated to be progressing well towards recoveryDean Carrington has received advico that his fourth son, Lieutenant C. Ik Carrington, has been awarded ilieiMilitary Cross. Lieutenant Carrington,, who was educate'd at Christ's College,, was hi England when, war broke out.. He enlisted with a Birmingham battalion and obtained his commission; with the' Xork and Lancaster Regiment, in April 1916. Afterwards lie transferred to the sth Wanvicks, and went to Franco at the Christmas of 1915. He has been at the front ever since, and went trough the Sonmie ottensivo ■and subsequent fighting. Ho was last heard of ly his parents in October, when he wavs with his battalion. Lie> tcnant Cantington is only 20 year* old. The Rev. R- Welsh of has been elected moderator of the \\ airarapa Presb;ntery for the present year,. Mr. W. J. Tennant has been appointed acting-clerk and treasurer to the Mnstertom County Council. Yesterday olxernoon the shareholders of the New 2'i<n lancl Farmers' Distributing Co. pafflsi'd a resolution of sympathy with Mr- .J- Balsillic, of Palmerston North, wlJt'se son is believed to have been killed! ,at the front.